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'''Nonie Darwish''' is a freelance writer forand thefounder onlineof journal, ''FrontPageMag[http://arabsforisrael.com'',/pages/ editedArabs by [[Davidfor Horowitz]Israel]. A convert to [[Christianity]], she claims she is the daughter of a non-Palestinian "[[shahid]]" ([[martyr]]). Darwish blames "the [[Middle East]]ern Islamic culture" for her father's death and to avenge it, she has adopted a mission to "expose [[Muslim]] culture and Islamic fundamentalists." She also says that, after having been raised in what she calls "an atmosphere of hatred for Israelis and Jews", she now wants to "promote reconciliation, acceptance and understanding" between Israelis and Arabs.

According to her articles: she was raised in the [[Gaza Strip]] in the [[1950s]], attending a [[Palestinian]] preschool and kindergarten. Her father was a prominent non-Palestinian (presumably [[Egypt]]ian) military officer whose job was to "mobilize Palestinian forces into Israeli territory and cause as much death and damage to Israel as possible"; he asked for and was promised a transfer but was "killed by the Israelis in retaliation" two weeks before getting it, at the age of 35, thus becoming a [[shahid]] ([[martyr]]). After his death, her family moved to [[Cairo]], where she attended [[Catholic]] high school and then the [[American University in Cairo]], earning a BA in [[Sociology]]/[[Anthropology]]. She then worked as an editor and translator for the [[Middle East News Agency]], until emigrating to the [[United States]] in [[1978]], mainly to marry her Christian husband, ultimately receiving United States citizenship.